Planning a trip to Disneyland-Anaheim later this week, and I wanted to see ifit was OK to take an HT along with me, to keep in touch with others in my party, and also to work the MickeyMouse repeater.

So I called Disneyland-Anaheim guest services. Delightful music on hold (Woody Guthrie ... songs from Cinderella ... )

I asked the agent (er, "cast member") for permission to bring my "amateur radio handheld radio" with me on Thursday, "to communicate with others at the park, and use the Mickey Mouse repeater."

Totally approved, no problem whatsoever.

Now, then, I am sure that there may be some who might have problems getting their amateur equipment onto the premises. But if one asks, gets the name of the person from whom permission was obtained, operates responsibly (that means do not be disruptive to other patrons (which means low volume or the use of an earpiece - IMHO)), then one should have no problems using ham radios at the park.

As long as your portable amateur radio does not interfere with our radios used in our Parks, you will be able to use yours.

Again, thank you for taking the time to write. We hope you will have theopportunity to visit the DISNEYLAND® Resort soon and trust your visit will be pleasant in all regards.

Sincerely,

Linda TrumpDISNEYLAND® ResortGuest Experience Services

Original Message Follows:------------------------First Day of Visit: 10/11/2013Length Of Stay: 2

May I bring my portable amateur radio with me to Disneyland - Anaheim? My FCC license is K6LCS ... and I would like to "work" the Disney amateur radio repeater, and also talk to others while I am enjoying Dumbo!

Your reply has absolutely nothing to do with the original post ... Not sure why you bothered writing.Clint Bradford K6LCS

He offered a little bit of history about the "Disneyland Repeater"; something that I didn't know. I have a friend who worked his summers at Disneyland (Florida) while at school so it was of interest to me just as some of his stories were. I appreciate that.Can't for the life of me understand why that would be upsetting to you. Hope your visit to the park is more to your liking.Tom

>> ... Can't for the life of me understand why that would be upsetting to you.

I am not upset in the slightest. Tom, you've missed several scores of messages on this topic ... all initiated by a gentleman who had his HT turned away at the gate. And instead of accurately reporting the true status of amateur radio at Disneyland, he slams them as being anti-ham when, in fact, they were just "anti-HIM" that morning.

Damage has been done to the reputation of Disney and ABC ... and you'll never see an apology.

>> ... Can't for the life of me understand why that would be upsetting to you.

I am not upset in the slightest. Tom, you've missed several scores of messages on this topic ... all initiated by a gentleman who had his HT turned away at the gate. And instead of accurately reporting the true status of amateur radio at Disneyland, he slams them as being anti-ham when, in fact, they were just "anti-HIM" that morning.

Damage has been done to the reputation of Disney and ABC ... and you'll never see an apology.

And so it goes ...

Clint Bradford

The true status of amateur radio at Disneyland has been correctly described as follows:

"taking a ham radio onto the premises has been problematic for many before you." - K6LCS

So, the person who had a problem at the gate correctly described his own experience. Seems experiences may vary.

Damage has been done to the reputation of Disney and ABC by their own hand, for failing to properly enforce with no exceptions their own policies around amateur radios.

Proper enforcement would be if Linda Trump had stated flatly that amateur radios are not allowed into the park because they may interfere with the park communications. That's what the other guest experienced at the gate.

Having in hand an email printout alleging provenance as originating from a park official wouldn't hold much water with a properly trained security staff.

This just reinforces the capricious and ill-managed guest security system at Disney.

RFI from ham equipment in a Disney property might work well as part of the plot for an upcoming "Kingdom Keepers" book. I'll drop Ridley Pearson a note. Some pretty good books in that teen fiction series. The kids at the school where I volunteer keep the district's copies perpetually checked out. I have two copies of each (one hardback and one paperback, although the paperback is the only one I will loan out.

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